Vincent Roche, the 2025 laureate of Armenia’s Global High-Tech Award, delivered remarks at the Silicon Mountains 2025 Tech Summit in Yerevan on Tuesday, ahead of the official awarding ceremony later this week.
Roche is the CEO and Chair of the Board of Directors of Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI), an American multinational semiconductor company.
Mr. Roche also serves on the Board of Directors of the Semiconductor Industry Association and the MIT Presidential CEO Advisory Board, and is a member of the Massachusetts High Tech Leadership Council. He previously served on the Board of Directors of Acacia Communications, Inc.
Mr. Roche holds a B.S. degree in Electronic Systems and an honorary Doctor of Science (Eng.) from the University of Limerick in Ireland. He was recognized by Forbes in 2019 as one of America’s Most Innovative Leaders while also being a recipient of the 2021 SFI Science Medal for his contributions in support of the scientific and technological ecosystems in Ireland.
The Global High-Tech Award, also known as the State Award of the Republic of Armenia for Global Contributions to the High-Tech Sector, is bestowed for significant and groundbreaking contributions to the development of high technologies.
Roche was honored at the Silicon Mountains 2025 Tech Summit on Tuesday.
In his remarks at the forum, Vincent Roche spoke about his professional journey, noting that since childhood he had been fascinated by the structure of nature and the laws that govern the world.
“I was fascinated by the wonders of the natural world; it was that curiosity that drove me to seek new knowledge. As a young person, I faced a choice — to follow the path of my ancestors or to search for new horizons.
My journey was not easy, as I was aware of the technological advancements that were just beginning to enter Ireland’s economy. The future of this field was still uncertain, and it wasn’t an obvious choice — but I felt that this new domain could open new doors,” Roche said.
According to Roche, during the years when Ireland’s technology industry was just beginning to take shape, he made the decision to study electrical engineering — a choice that changed the course of his life.
“That decision was driven not only by ambition but also by a willingness to embrace new opportunities. Engineering took me from Ireland’s green fields to Silicon Valley,” he emphasized.
Vincent Roche noted that technological progress is a continuous process, where each new generation builds upon the achievements of those before.
“Let us remember the computers of the 1960s and ’70s, the innovations of the 1990s, and the rise of cloud technologies in the 2000s. Today, we are living in the age of artificial intelligence — a force that promises to reshape the future of humanity,” he said.
According to him, the current development of artificial intelligence is in the first-generation phase, which is based on data centers, powerful semiconductor platforms, and algorithms.
However, as Rosh noted, the world is gradually transitioning to the second generation — the phase of physical intelligence, where artificial intelligence will begin to interact with the real world.
“This new phase will transform healthcare, robotics, and many other fields. It requires new thinking because the second generation cannot simply replicate the functions of the first. It is a completely new phenomenon in terms of its goals and capabilities,” he emphasized.
Rosh noted that the search for new technologies has driven his organization for more than 60 years. “We are transforming the world of digital physics laws into a digital world, trying to harness semiconductor technology. Artificial intelligence operates in many different ways in today’s life—ways we often don’t see, but every day we rely on it,” he said.
Rosh added that future technologies must be aimed at improving the quality of life.
“Artificial intelligence should serve humanity by helping us understand and change the world for the better. This is the power that can solve the biggest challenges of our time—from climate change to biotechnological issues,” he said.
According to the CEO of Analog Devices, science and technology today can become the driving forces of human progress more than ever before. “We are on the threshold of a new technological revolution. Science gives us the capability we never had before—to respond quickly and make smart decisions,” Vincent Rosh concluded.
Published by Armenpress, original at https://armenpress.am/en/article/1232103
